diff --git a/src/etc/inc/interfaces.inc b/src/etc/inc/interfaces.inc
index 45aa6fa9f..5da0f5db1 100644
--- a/src/etc/inc/interfaces.inc
+++ b/src/etc/inc/interfaces.inc
@@ -1388,7 +1388,7 @@ function interface_proxyarp_configure($interface = '')
     }
 }
 
-function interfaces_vips_configure($verbose = false, $interface = '')
+function interfaces_vips_configure($verbose = false, $interface = 'wan')
 {
     global $config;
 
@@ -1400,7 +1400,7 @@ function interfaces_vips_configure($verbose = false, $interface = '')
     $anyproxyarp = false;
 
     foreach ($config['virtualip']['vip'] as $vip) {
-        if (empty($interface) || $vip['interface'] == $interface) {
+        if ($vip['interface'] == $interface) {
             switch ($vip['mode']) {
                 case 'proxyarp':
                     $anyproxyarp = true;
diff --git a/src/etc/rc.newwanip b/src/etc/rc.newwanip
index 10ab939e0..4fa3056cf 100755
--- a/src/etc/rc.newwanip
+++ b/src/etc/rc.newwanip
@@ -75,8 +75,6 @@ if (!is_ipaddr($ip) && substr($interface_real, 0, 4) != 'ovpn') {
     return;
 }
 
-interfaces_vips_configure(false, $interface);
-
 $gres = link_interface_to_gre($interface);
 foreach ($gres as $gre) {
     _interfaces_gre_configure($gre);
diff --git a/src/etc/rc.newwanipv6 b/src/etc/rc.newwanipv6
index c49f5c5f9..c9fbd49a7 100755
--- a/src/etc/rc.newwanipv6
+++ b/src/etc/rc.newwanipv6
@@ -75,8 +75,6 @@ if (!is_ipaddr($ip) && substr($interface_real, 0, 4) != 'ovpn') {
     return;
 }
 
-interfaces_vips_configure(false, $interface);
-
 if (count(link_interface_to_track6($interface, true))) {
     plugins_configure('dhcp', false, array('inet6'));
 }